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Skateboarding was an event held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1] [2] [3] It was the debut appearance of skateboarding at the Summer Olympics. [4]Skateboarding was one of four new sports added to the Olympic program for 2020; [5] it is also provisionally approved for the 2024 Summer Olympic games. [6]
In September 2015, skateboarding was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, karate, surfing, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics; [1] and in June 2016, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the shortlisted sports in the 2020 Games. [2]
Yuto Horigome (堀米 雄斗, Horigome Yūto, born 7 January 1999) is a Japanese professional skateboarder and two-time Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first person to win gold in men's street skateboarding at the Summer Olympics.
For the second consecutive Olympics, Team Japan dominated the street event – and it could do the same in the park category starting August 6. ... Japan aside, women’s skateboarding across both ...
Gin'u "Ginwoo" Onodera (小野寺 吟雲, Onodera Gin'u, born 15 February 2010) is a Japanese skateboarder. He won the gold medal at the men's street skateboarding competition at X Games 2023. [3] He also won a bronze medal at the World Skateboarding Championship in 2023, and the year before became Japan's youngest national champion at the age ...
Ariake Urban Sports Park (有明アーバンスポーツパーク, Ariake ābansupōtsupāku) is an outdoor sports facility located in the Ariake district of Kōtō, Tokyo and built for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The venue covers a total area of 97,000 m 2. [1]
In ice shows, Hanyu has performed live with renowned artists like Japanese singers Toshi and Dean Fujioka, the J-pop band Chemistry, and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. The background and making of Hanyu's programs was broadly covered by the media, especially the creation of his signature free skate Seimei and other Olympic programs. Experts ...
American skateboarders Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston picked up silver and bronze medals at the men's street skateboarding final on July 29, marking the second time Team USA has been on the podium ...